October 5-9, 2005  Race Results

After starting our with and overnight rain the few clouds left in the east provided a great sunrise. By the 9 AM shot gun start the skis were clear for a cool start out of Commons Beach in Tahoe City.

This was the 9th year that the Lake Tahoe Marathon provided the female athletes a head start with the men having to chase them down to win the bonus. The idea is to have close finish and this year it worked to perfection with Samuel J from Kenya, who trains in New Mexico, catching Kristi Arthur at the finish and nipping her by 2 seconds.

We crowned a new Tahoe Triple champion last night at the Awards Party. Thomas Reiss ran away from the field and set 4 course records. Reiss  broke the 3 course records each day he ran as well as  the event record. His Marathon times were:
2:57:16, 2:54:55, and 3:02:51 for a three day record of 8:55:02 breaking the old record of 9:28:01 by Sean Meissner.

The women's record was also broken by Laura Bleakley with consecutive Marathon's of 3:34, 3:34:15, and 3:38:08 for a new record of 10:46.23 set last year by Deborah Hamberlin. The old record was 11:07:22.

During an otherwise very festive day  we had a very sad event as 70 year old Ross Bailey, from Silver Springs, NV.  passed away while in the last mile of the 10K. Paramedics were on the scene in seconds and the fire department in minutes. We extend our heartfelt sorry to the family and friends of our  fellow runner who passed away doing what he loved.

---

 

Next year's Marathon will be Saturday September 30 Please send any comments or interesting stories you may have to the Ring Master And please come run our 2nd Maui Surf n' Sand Half Marathon or 5K January 15, 2006  on the Island of Maui

 

Thursday Oct. 6, 2005 Kayak Swim Triathlon Friday Oct. 7, 2005 Bike a la carte Thursday and Friday Marathons Saturday Oct. 8, 2005 Triple Marathon Marathon- Overall Marathon - Age Divisions 20 Mile Power Walk or Run Half Marathon- Overall Half Marathon - Age Divisions 10K- Overall 10K - Age Divisions 2 Person Marathon Relays 5 Person Marathon Relays Thursday-Friday-Saturday Oct. 6-8, 2005 3-Day Triathlon Kayak-35Bike-10K Kayak-35 Bike -Half Marathon Kayak - 35 Bike - Marathon Kayak-72 Bike-10K Kayak-72 Bike -Half Marathon Kayak - 72 Bike - Marathon Swim-35Bike-10K Swim -35 Bike -Half Marathon Swim - 35 Bike - Marathon Swim-72 Bike-10K Swim -72 Bike -Half Marathon Swim - 72 Bike - Marathon Sunday Oct. 9, 2005 5K Kids Fun Runs Print your finish certificate here. For timing questions or corrections contact:  Jim Lovell See your Race Photos at www.brightroom.com Go to Brightroom the official Lake Tahoe Marathon race photographer for 2004 to see your race photo. Type in "Tahoe" only to get the full menu of events, including last year's pictures. Then click on "photo browser" to see all pictures of the event or just your bib  number. For the swim, kayak, bike, kids runs, and if your number is not exposed, this is the way to find your picture and your new friends. To Receive your Award If you were not able to pick up your awards at the Awards Party Saturday night at the Horizon Casino Hotel, you now may send a check for $6 and a mailing label and they will be mailed to you my one of our volunteers. Send your check for $6 and an address label to:   Leilani Connolly PO Box 10594 South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150   For Triple Awards and sweat shirts send $10 and a mailing label to: Austin Angell PO Box 1521 South Lake Tahoe, Ca 96156 530-541-5224 Bike Award Sweat Shirt mail $6 and address label to: Les Wright 2261 Cold Creek Trail South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150